noun

1. a poisonous plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, found in Mediterranean regions: it has purple or white flowers and a thick root, often forked, formerly used in medicine for its narcotic and emetic properties
2. the root, formerly thought to have magic powers because of its fancied resemblance to the human body
3. ☆ May apple

Etymology: ME mondrake, altered by folk etym. (by assoc. with man + drake, dragon) < mandrag(g)e < OE mandragora < LL < L mandragoras < Gr